[Leica] IMG: two Rhine Valley castles

[Nathan Wajsman]

That is interesting, I must explore this. I have yet to find a German red worth drinking (as opposed to the magnificent Rieslings from the Mosel valley, for example). Same goes for Alsace. OK, a chilled Pinot Noir can be pleasant on a summer day, but I am talking serious wine.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 19 Oct 2017, at 03:59, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> We had delicious local red wines, Sonny. I was amazed at the vineyards which sometimes seemed almost vertical. The vintner we visited said they have to get imported labor to do the harvesting - that the native population won’t do the work for the euro they can offer. Which sounded very familiar to me. I don’t think the locals here, though, are quite as bitter as the German gentleman was. He also said the weather has been playing Hobb with the grape crop.
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
>> On 2017 Oct  18, at 3:47 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Nice shots of the Mouse tower and I think the other is Rheinstein.  We
>> often went to Assmanshausen and Rudisheim when I was a kid living at
>> Wetzlar.  I’d like to see them in color too, because of the muted colors,
>> though if I recall, the Mausenturm was some garish orange on the trim.
>> Hope you got to taste an Assmanshausen red wine.  Delish, I think the only
>> German red..
>> 
>> SonC
>> 
>> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 1:30 PM Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Because, well, they’re castles, and we were cruising down the Rhine on a
>>> beautiful September afternoon.
>>> 
>>> <
>>> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2017-River-Cruise/n-c4pZPz/Rhine-River-Valley/i-7PBLFT6/A
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> <
>>> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2017-River-Cruise/n-c4pZPz/Rhine-River-Valley/i-FZn22xD/A
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I thought they were better in monochrome.
>>> 
>>> Converted in Lightroom and tweeked a bit in TrueGrain.
>>> 
>>> Shot with Fuji X-T2 and the 18-135mm zoom.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for looking and/or commenting.
>>> 
>>> Oh, I exported these from the new Lightroom Classic (what an awful,
>>> terrible, yucky name)
>>> 
>>> Adam
>>> 
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>> Regards,
>> 
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